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Exotic tropical plants!
Exotic tropical plants and seasonal floral displays await you at the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory in Wright Park. This historic glass conservatory, with its distinctive twelve-sided central dome, is listed on the City of Tacoma, Washington State and National historic registers. 3,000 panes of glass make up the dome and wings of the conservatory. In 2008, the conservatory was voted the Best Plact to Relax in Tacoma by readers of the Tacoma Weekly.
PERMANENT BIOLOGICAL COLLECTION
- More than 250 individual plant species
- More than 200 orchids
- Between 300-500 blooming plants during four seasonal displays
- Large collections of tender azaleas, Vireya rhododendrons, Clivias, Cymbidium, Agapanthus, Epiphyllum Cacti, and exhibition chrysanthemums
MISSION
The mission of the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory is to promote the connection between people and the natural world.
LEARN MORE
- The Conservatory is utilized as a Plant Rescue Center for the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife for plants confiscated at the U.S./Canada border crossings.
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